\monster{The Nosferatu: Grotesques of the Imagination}
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\quot{That fate which condemns me to wallow in blood has also denied me the joys of the flesh. This face -- the infection which poisons our love. This face which earned a mother's fear and loathing, a mask: my first unfeeling scrap of clothing. Pity comes too late, turn around and face your fate, an eternity of \emph{this} before your eyes!}

\desc{Nosferatu are social pariahs. Many of them look monstrous, animalistic, or deformed. While others look reasonably human, there is a certain otherworldly air about them which frightens small children. Any human who sees a Nosferatu's face will be instantly convinced that they are dealing with something monstrous. Young women will recoil, priests will present crosses, that kind of thing.}

\desc{The Nosferatu are considered great information brokers by other supernaturals, and this is not an unreasonable assumption, as Nosferatu can pass unseen in all but the most observant company. Upon transforming into a Nosferatu, a character gains a specific monstrous cast to their appearance. Some are lucky enough to have a face that can pass for a human that simply happens to be forbiddingly cruel looking, while others look like nothing so much as rabid beasts. Whether subtle or complete, the Nosferatu's appearance is morphed by the time they first open their eyes as a vampire. Nosferatu who persist for many nights sometimes find themselves gradually transforming into forms yet more monstrous.}

\desc{A Nosferatu's feeding maw is unique to themselves. One might protrude a mosquito's proboscis while another might extend a lamprey's wheel of teeth or a leech's beak. There is no guarantee that a newly created Nosferatu will have a method of feeding that is the same or in any way less disgusting than their sire's.}

\noindent \desc{A Nosferatu has an Astral power source and a Feeding power schedule.}

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    \item \ability{Nosferatu Starting Disciplines}
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    \item - Core Discipline: Fortitude -
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    \item Patience of the Mountains (Basic Fortitude)
    \item Revive the Flesh (Basic Fortitude)
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    \item - Basic Disciplines -
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    \item Vigor (Basic Potence)
    \item Feral Whispers (Basic Animalism)
    \item Blood Bondage (Basic Path of Blood)
    \item Hide From Notice (Basic Obfuscate)
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    \item - Advanced Disciplines -
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    \item Restoration (Advanced Fortitude)
    \item Indomitability (Advanced Fortitude)
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\inspiration{Shadow of the Vampire, Nosferatu, Buffy the Vampire Slayer}